London Borough of Redbridge, UK - Points Simulator In June 2019 the London Borough of Redbridge declared a Climate Emergency and in doing so they committed to developing a plan to make all of the council’s operations carbon neutral by 2030 and to reduce all emissions to zero by 2050. To help educate the public on the complexities involved when making such tough and impactful decisions, and as a way of finding out what the public prioritised most they used Simulator to...
Closes 31 December 2024
Glasgow City Council, UK - Points Simulator Glasgow City Council were in the process of devising 3 new transport plans and strategies to help better focus investment for the next 10 years and wanted to involve the public in making these decisions effectively. Everyone needs to move from A to B, and in a world where so much has changed so quickly it's crucial to understand the needs and demands of the transport network users to ensure investment is targeted in the most cost...
Closes 31 December 2024
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI), UK - Points Simulator The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) were going through a period of substantial change in which they were looking to reshape the structure of policing in Northern Ireland for the future. To ensure the decisions they made were meaningful and beneficial to the public they invited the public to come and have their say on how they'd choose to allocate police resources to the services they valued most. The...
Closes 31 December 2024
Liverpool City Council, UK - Budget Simulator Liverpool City Council needed to make savings of £90 million over a 3 year period, so invited the public to have a go at balancing the budget. The public were asked "Which services do you think we should protect? Which services do you think we could reduce, or stop all together?" Through the use of impact statements, Liverpool City Council were able to educate and better inform their respondents throughout the challenge, which led...
Closes 31 December 2024
Magna Housing is an independent housing company working with local communities across Dorset and Somerset who help people solve their housing problems and realise their full housing potential. Customers are at the heart of everything Magna do and so it's important that they are listening effectively and being accountable for what they do, and acting on customer feedback. To show their commitment to their tenants Magna want to adopt the "Together with tenants charter" which sets out...
Closed 28 February 2021
Liverpool City Council, UK - Budget Simulator Liverpool City Council needed to make savings of £90 million over a 3 year period, so invited the public to have a go at balancing the budget. The public were asked "Which services do you think we should protect? Which services do you think we could reduce, or stop all together?" Through the use of impact statements, Liverpool City Council were able to educate and better inform their respondents throughout the challenge, which led...
Closes 31 December 2024
London Borough of Redbridge, UK - Points Simulator In June 2019 the London Borough of Redbridge declared a Climate Emergency and in doing so they committed to developing a plan to make all of the council’s operations carbon neutral by 2030 and to reduce all emissions to zero by 2050. To help educate the public on the complexities involved when making such tough and impactful decisions, and as a way of finding out what the public prioritised most they used Simulator to...
Closes 31 December 2024
Glasgow City Council, UK - Points Simulator Glasgow City Council were in the process of devising 3 new transport plans and strategies to help better focus investment for the next 10 years and wanted to involve the public in making these decisions effectively. Everyone needs to move from A to B, and in a world where so much has changed so quickly it's crucial to understand the needs and demands of the transport network users to ensure investment is targeted in the most cost...
Closes 31 December 2024
Following the government's announcement that a 7% rent cap will be enforced on social housing across the country, The London Borough of Hackney was facing an £11 million deficit over the coming four years. This deficit creates a significant challenge in maintaining current standards across all service areas, with fewer resources and with less financial support. Understanding that it would not be possible to maintain current services with less investments, The London Borough of...
Closed 25 August 2023
Every year Aberdeen City Council must produce a balanced budget for running public services. That task is becoming ever harder, with costs expected to exceed income in the years ahead. To help inform the difficult decisions that will be taken by Elected Members, Aberdeen City Council launched a two-phase consultation. In this, Phase 1, they were asking respondents to tell them what they think the spending priorities should be. The results of phase 1 will be used to inform the...
Closed 31 July 2023
The City of Stonnington in Victoria, Australia, were heading into a period of financial planning for the year ahead (2022/23) and wanted to make it easier for their citizens to get involved in setting their priorities for their future and to help inform budgeting decisions moving forward. Because of this they opted to use budget simulator which allowed them to display the services, resources and trade-offs that need to be considered when making decisions on financial investment...
Closed 4 February 2022